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Thanks for that info, interesting read. Obviously you've seen much more of Lambey but actually I remember his surprising power given his wirey frame (a bit like a tall skinny Hamish Watson) and bigger forwards struggling to make 'first up' tackles on him - probably largely due to his good footwork as well as strength
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Lambey, he is indeed playing for Lyon. Considered in the squad during the WC preparation but dropped and not taken into the squad afterwards. I quire rate him I think he's not the strongest and would suffer against a very strong pack, but has a great mindset and has good ball carrying, passing and line-out skills, and compensate with good tackle technique quite low.
I thought it was a pity to drop him and keep Leroux as I am really not a fan of Leroux, but he did surprise me yesterday I have to admit, he played a strong game.
We have some second row that are good club players, but I think not many that can pretend to be constantly international-level players.
Another example to illustrate both our lack of important second row players and our great managing ideas, Brunel made Iturria who is a very good player change position at Clermont last season 2018/2019 (from second row to backrow), with mostly success as he was pretty good ; then during the WC preparation considered him back in second row to end by judging that he's not good enough at second row... a position that they asked his club to make him change.
Similar to insisting on trying regularly players on the wing that are not wingers (like Fickou for example, whereas as an example he was good at his position of centre yesterday).
Tbf they also had good ideas as they are the ones that made Penaud switch from centre to wing (and he was good but I guess he also would have been at centre position)